Fort Nashwaak

Fort Nashwaak was the capital of the French province of Acadia from 1692 to 1700; it is now located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It was built from 1691 to 1692 when Governor Joseph de Villebon was forced to evacuate Port Royal during the English attack on the city during King William's War. From Fort Nashwaak, the French and their Abenaki and other Native American allies raided New England, notably including an attack on Pemaquid in 1696. That same year, the English failed to capture the fort from the French. After De Villebon's death in 1700 and a devastating flood, the fort was abandoned, and it became a National Historic Site in 1924.